The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-03
SHERMAI and HlWLEY
TALKED OF AS POSSIBLE RE-
PUBLICAN CANDIDATES
For the Presidency and Vice Pres
ideney In lSSS-Wbat is
Said About 1t.

isa QUESTION whose answer includes a
good deal OF national politics. II
there is a special session of the Senate
he probably will make no sign during
ttSt time IT mounting the platform.
The men who talk OF Mr.. Ingalls's giv-
ing way to Sherman, in case the latter
should signify any desire to occupy
hig old place once more, ment on it
rather in connection with the reassem-
bling of the Senate in December than
at any earlier date. By the end OF
1887 Shermsn's campaign for the Pres
idency will be sausrely before the
country, or it will be met by a riva ~
so strong as to make the ensuing con-
test of cloeeness uncomfortable and
dubious. As the Forty-ninth Con.
grsss goes out, and the skirmishing OF
the 1888 canvass begins, the Ohio
men will push their lines more for
midably forward in other States.
In odd moments here at the capital
there are conferences in which the
ground ia being looked over, with
view OF making point now and then,
wherever the same will tell on the
future. at is Sherman's last chance"
says friend who may he judged more
frank than cautious. "He must win
this time, and we shall help him with
solid delegation" Yet, with all their
HsnguineneSs OF expectation and
buoyancy OF spirit, Saermsn's lieu.
tenants are hafdy claiming all that
has been put in their mouths. Within
the last week New England, with the
exception of Maine, has been said to
have been put down as marching, or
pretty certainly to march under the
Sherman banLe r. This is going a
good way at the preliminary stage OF
affairs. New Englsnd's mind is so far
from settled, that claims staked out
now may easily be jumped by new
solonists. II there 10 a Sherman feel
ing in New England, it is almost
wholly as yet merely the warm, IN
erystslliSsd sentiment which looks to
Sherman as an able, power
full legislator, unblemished, "a
leader in his part, man
who would command the party
strength in the East without question.
This impression is what is gained after
inquiry and conversation with the
New Englanders in Congress supposed
to know the feeling in their home
States and districts, The Sherman
feeling, whenever estimated by these
men, is forever accompanied W tn the
! provisional reference to Mr.. Blaine:
"If he is not a candidate;" "lf Blaine
is out of the way" "after we have
learned Mr.. Blaine's intentions;"
these are the phrases which precede
or 90 along with almost any or every
reckoning OF either Sherman or ALI
Son as a Republican candidate. The
fact is indisputsble.
AZ II comparison is made, the feeling
for John Sherman among New Eng
land States is strongest in Massachu-
setts and Conn, c,icut, either with Mr..
Blaine in the fed or out OF 1t, proba-
4 bly, stronger with Mr.. Blaine in the
field in the former than in Connecti-
cut, and vice versa. The connection
\ of Sherman with Connecticut families,
the admiration and kuo Wedge OF the
man in the home of his ancestors,
make him greatly thought of, even be-
yond the respect and regard for his
ability. 1t approaches the spirit OF
popularity and close friendly senti-
ment perhaps more nearly than would
be found today anywhere in New Eng.
land. Connecticut politics ara mar.
rowly divided, and have been assured
by prominent politician that he con-
sidered it doubtful if Allison could
carry it. "Blaine out of the way, Sher.
man would unquestionably have our
support" they cay. Connecticut men
are looking over Hawley's future very
hopefully. They want second place for
him, or at least they are not bsckwar d
In saying he would adorn it highly.
Nobody has suggested "Blaine and
Hawley" yet. Ifs it was anything
more than straw, Senator Hawley's
recent reception in the State OF Gov.
Alger, first q Logan and now a Sher
man man, was hearty enough to com.
mend itself to notice. 1t was q flying
trip to Detroit CAPT. Boutele and
Hawley made, bat the big rink rang
with applause there at their speeches
Boutelle spoke for Name" as Mr..
Blaine himself did not appear, and
the cheers there were hearty as well.
Gen. Haynes thinks Sherman and
Hawley would make rousing ticket,
and he thinks his people rate the o aio
; Senator second to none. Congressman
GalliDger, who is also, by the way,
chairman of the State Committee, eaid
In response to q question that unques-
tionsbly the leading Republicans OF
New Hampshire felt kindly toward
Senator Sherman, regarding him as one
of the abb st men in public life. "But,"
said he: Il have seen nothing to lead
me to think that he is particularly
strong with the rank and file of the
party. Ny judgment is that the New
Hampshire delegation to the next Ma
honsl Convention will not be for Sen.
ator Sherman at the start, but very
likely If the contest is q protracted
one they could easily be induced to
20 to his support. Mr.. Blaine is strong
in the State; Harrison of Indiana,
Allison of Iowa and Hawley OF Con.
nectiCut have many friends; while
Senator Blair is not without a back.
ing II Senator Sherman becomes the
Presidential candidate, then New
Hampshire will urge that Senator
Blair be given the second place on the
ticket"
EKsGov. Stewart, of Vermont, said
he did not think the feeling in Yer
mont would be so strongly set toward
any one man that the delegation from
the State would 90 instructed. The
on time since Lincoln's day when
his States delegation had been in
structed was when she had Presi-
dental candidate OF her own in the
person Of Senator Edmunds. He
thought that Senator Sherman had
many friends. Mr.. Blaine had, too.
He knew Mr.. Sherman would be
solidly supported il nominated. There
were very, very few mugwumps In
Vermont in the campaign of 1884
even. As between Sherman and Alli-
son, il the choice came al convention,
he was inclined to believe Sherman
would be favored Mr.. Allison was
hardly known at all in Vermont.
Mr.. Ranney said he should say that
John sherman Would ha strong In